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I've been invited by the wonderful Anne-Marie Culhane to attend the Walking Forest women's one day camp at the Outwoods in Leicestershire. I'll be connecting and sharing with other women who are working with trees, nature, communites and stand up for earth care.
 I was invited by the wonderful Mita Pujara to run a workshop for SPARK Arts at their 'Have your Say' event programme at DMU Gallery as part of Leicester Riverside Festival. It was a special day working alongside many talented artists. The image above is an illustration by artist Julia capturing the day's moments. I ran a workshop making origami seed pots, which we seeded using the companion planting method. I led an intention ceremony to mark the close of the day and the start of what may emerge from the seeds that we'd planted.
 Fruit Routes will host a visit from the IMPACT Network for Creatives run by Art Reach Leicester.
The Impact Network for Creatives (INC) aims to help people demonstrate their impact in the cultural sector and build their resilience. INC is for anyone who seeks to create change and achieve impact for people, organisations, and/or communities through creative work. This includes socially-engaged artists, creative producers, arts administrators, events managers, cultural leaders and entrepreneurs (including graduates), and education or learning practitioners and facilitators. Funded places are available for INC members, funded by the UKSPF via Leicester City Council. To be eligible for a funded place, members must be able to provide a registered office or workspace within the Leicester City Council boundary (i.e. you pay your council tax or business rates to Leicester City Council) when signing up. Members outside of the Leicester City Council boundary can attend events for a modest fee. You might be working freelance, self-employed, an employee in a micro-entity, SME, or a large cultural operation, or a graduate of cultural studies looking to enter the creative workforce. The design and approach of INC builds on our experience and strong track record of supporting creative and cultural professionals for over 20 years in Leicester and across the country in areas such as fundraising, business planning, and monitoring and evaluation. to join the network see the link here  I was invited by Gussi Philipou curator of the Creative Health Series of workshops for PhD students and research staff at loughborough University to run a creative workshop at Fruit Routes. Gussi is an interdisciplinary researcher and designer, who focuses on creative health, exploring the ways arts, culture, and creativity can enhance physical and mental health.
I led a walk around the Fruit Routes Orchards followed by a Garden Mudra session. It was a very intimate and transformative experience for all who attended. May~Bees Walk
In May we walk as bees and other pollinators through the flowering Orchards hosting the first year undergraduates of Art History.  Come along to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of walking in the blossoming Fruit Routes orchards and guessing what fruit will come from each tree.
We’ll open up our senses as we walk through the sights and smells of spring, And we’ll share what our dream fruits would be over special spring refreshments picnic. Bring your own picnic blanket or a cushion if you have one, there will be cover in case the weather is unpredictable! FREE - ALL Welcome - Book your place here  FRUIT ROUTES Barefoot Intentions
A Spring Equinox Ceremony Friday 21st March 3pm-5pm Loughbourough University in the Barefoot Orchard, next to the paddock, and nearly opposite the Pilkington Library, look for the green wire fenced off Geography Weather Station. FREE - more info here Join us in an intimate and unique ritual where we will set our intentions for the coming astrological year beginning 21st March 2025. Isabel George is a herbalist in training and will be sharing her practice of using herbs that she works with in Springtime, together we will create our own herb tea parcels before making our Spring Ritual Tea. We will be sitting outdoors on the grass, so warm comfortable clothing is advised, blankets and cushions will be provided. Please book your FREE place here if you wish to take part as places are limited.  My next walk for Fruit Routes is now available to book (or you can just turn up)
When: Friday 7th March 2pm-3:30pm Where: Meet at the Barefoot Orchard on Loughborough University Campus, look for the Geography weather station, between the paddock and the Pilkington Library We will be taking in the sounds in the environment as we tune into spring. For more details please see https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/fruit-routes-spring-song-walk/ I'm very happy to share an interview that was conducted by the lovely Isabel George, founder of ENVIROWOMENUK. I met Isabel at Loughborough Uni LAGS apple pressing event in October 2024 and she told me about her platform for women who were involved environmental projects. So we collaborated to produce this interview about the Fruit Routes Project. I hope you enjoy watching it, and please do connect and support Isabel's ENVIROWOMENUK platform here. The youtube video can be seen on the LU ARTS channel.
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